There’s plenty for bulls and bears to hash out over Palantir Technologies (PLTR), a maker of data analytics software, amid the company’s premium valuation. From a technical view, Palantir stock has dipped below a key trading metric following a failed break-out. When Palantir reports third quarter earnings in early November, its solid fundamental outlook will get a refresh heading into 2026.
As of the market open on Oct. 13, Palantir stock has gained 131% in 2025. And, PLTR stock has out-performed most software companies. The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV), an industry index that includes many big-cap software companies such as Microsoft (MSFT), has advanced 12% this year.
Meanwhile, Palantir stock has clawed back to near its all-time high of 190 set on Aug. 12. Palantir briefly cleared an early 185.75 entry point last week but then dipped below its 21-day exponential average. In the exponential moving average, the most recent price action carries a higher weighting.
PLTR stock still trades above its 50-day moving average, another key technical level. The 50-day line can signal whether institutional investors are moving in or out of a top performing stock.
Palantir third quarter earnings are due around Nov. 3. Over the last four quarters, sales accelerated 30%, 36%, 39% and 48%. In Q3 2025, Wall Street analysts model revenue growth of over 50% to $1.092 billion.
Palantir Stock: Outspoken CEO
Here’s what investors need to know about the data analytics software maker and its chief executive, Alex Karp.
Palantir’s roots are in predictive-based artificial intelligence, mainly using pattern recognition tools. It’s now upgrading products to generative AI, which relies on advanced reasoning models and provides novel outputs based on conversational user prompts.
Since its founding, Palantir has provided data analytics tools to government customers for intelligence gathering, surveillance, counterterrorism and military purposes. Now Palantir aims to use generative AI to spur growth in the U.S. commercial market, such as health care and…
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